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Common Names
Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BOIS-DE-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-3-HEXENOL | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-DEHYDROCITRONELLOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Plant | 21.0 | 1176.0 | 2.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-ACETATE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-FORMATE | 1 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYLDIETHYLAMINE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 14 | Martindale's 29th |
| Analgesic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |